9/07/2019

Handcuffs of youth and children

MPs
concerned about use of handcuffs, leg braces as restraints in youth homes

Members
of Parliament raised their concerns about the psychological impact of using
such measures on teens and questioned whether there will be procedures to prevent
the abuse of power.

The
above is from the Today paper. I remember writing about this, also included in
my book Redbean Soup, of a child below teenage, being handcuffed in a police
station and objected to such insensitive and cruel acts against children.
Reading the above being raised in Parliament gives me grave concern whether
such practice on little children is still in practice and found acceptable.

Youths
in homes are often difficult to control and may have committed some offences.
The need to put them on cuffs and leg braces may be controversial but at times
may be necessary. There must be serious contemplation in making such decisions
and not be permitted freely to the point of callousness, careless tidak apa
attitude or abuses on the youths and definitely not on pre teens children.

For
the MPs to think this is a serious concern that merited to be raised in
Parliament is a good start. For this to be an issue is a sign that things are
getting out of control. It could be another case of one size fits all as is
often applied to rules and regulations without the need to think, for
convenience. A case of suka suka just cuffed. At least I think this is something more worthy of Parliament's time than discussing about the use of plastic bags, trying to save a few pieces of plastic to save the environment. Without plastic bags, how are the people going to store their wet waste before throwing them into the rubbish chutes?

Shanmugam’s
expertise would again be called upon to write up more laws to provide clarity
in the application of such laws, rules etc etc. For a start, all police
personnel must be told to be sensitive on little children and must not be
allowed to put cuffs on little children. This is a poor reflection of a highly
educated population of a first world city when a little human decency and
sensitivity towards children are expected to be the norm without having to
question or to have rules to implement them.

Are
we still a first world city state when we are still fumbling over such basic
issues of handling our children and young delinquents, after 44 years of independence?
Can you imagine what it looks like for a below 10 year old child to have cuffs
on when the cuffs could easily slip off? It happened then, not sure it is still
happening.

Won't be so simple as to just handcuff or leg restraint on daily basis suka suka feel like it when kuai lan. Will need to go thru long list of SOP actions & de-escalation attempts, including mandatory activating of block alarm for backups, before take-down, subdue & restraint can be allowed. All these must be documented as official records in system. CCTVs will also be available to record evidence.

And each & every restraint or handcuff will need to write report & reviewed by higher authorities. Counsellors & doctors if needed will have to be immediately paged or called to attend to resident. Restraints & handcuffs in-use will need to be monitored & recorded every 5-15 min for safety & any cutoff of bloodflow circulation.

At every min of the day 24/7/365 all restraints & handcuffs need to be accounted for, whether in secure storage or in use or in-transit.

You think like in movies suka suka handcuff to window grills or iron railings like korban & then use belts or whips haar?!?!

RB, I notice that you have been making very good suggestions to the multi-million$$$ ministeers. I think they might have hi-jacked your suggestions. You should be the million dollars ministeer instead of them, loh !

Yeah, leave it to Justice Pao's expertise to sort this out. There is no problem he cannot solve, by hook or by crook. In Red Dot, if an Indian can be ruled as Malay, how can you argue? So why worry for nothing lah!

>> Members of Parliament raised their concerns about the psychological impact of using such measures on teens and questioned whether there will be procedures to prevent the abuse of power.Members of Parliament raised their concerns about the psychological impact of using such measures on teens and questioned whether there will be procedures to prevent the abuse of power. <<

Abuse of power? No idiots...how about THE CORRECT PROCEDURE of arresting suspects by AUTHORIZED law-enforcement professionals.

People, for fuck's sake, let's keep this real: If you see someone in handcuffs or leg restraints being escorted by police....YOU FUCKING DAMN WELL KNOW that the person in irons is involved in some VERY HEAVY SITUATION

The "psychological impact" on the young person is that they should learn to fear the swiftness and gravity of the justice and law-enforcement systems: "If you don't like doing the time, DON'T DO THE CRIME"

Under the law EVERYONE is equal. Justice is "blind" and it should be that way---rigid, unwavering STANDARDS.

Parents who failed to discipline and guide their children will face the high probability of their children "discplined" by others. In the hands of the police, no matter how bad, it is still not that bad nowadays as compared with 60 years ago. In those days, both physical and psychological harms were applied on a regular routine. Youth should thank God that the Singapore police force today has progressed to be more accommodating, patient and considerate. They are civilised, educated, knowledgeable and well-trained. Unlike days of old, when muscles count more than brains.

It is good that MPs are now trying to find some appropriate issues to raise in the Parliament. Otherwise, having sex in a confined space wouldn't have reached the ears of the millionaire ministers.

Clap, clap, clap for the MPs who are at least trying to make Parliament debates more entertaining......

Abuse of power? No idiots...how about THE CORRECT PROCEDURE of arresting suspects by AUTHORIZED law-enforcement professionals.

People, for fuck's sake, let's keep this real: If you see someone in handcuffs or leg restraints being escorted by police....YOU FUCKING DAMN WELL KNOW that the person in irons is involved in some VERY HEAVY SITUATION - Matilah Singapura

Matilah, you talked like a fucking idiot.

That was whats they did to Meng Wanzhou when the fucking Canadian police arrested her on behalf of the evil American Empire. They put handcuffs and leg restraints on her.

What fucking very heavy situation was she in? Think they did the same to one lawyer here, the one that ran away to the USA.

You dan kayu lah. You better UPDATE your thinking to the 21st century. These days young/ teenage criminals damn GARANG one. Firstly, they are all computer savvy. Also, they know about strategy, tactics and damn good aim when comes to SHOOTING---all thanks to the hyper-realistic video games / VR that is a part of their daily lives. These kids as a cohort have higher IQs than kids their ages from previous generations.

They are also driven to crime by the "desires" created by their own (kids') popular culture. Money, sex, and power from rap and hip-hop music (what they're listening to most of the time), Instagram "show offs" etc etc. Materialism and ego-centric satisfaction are powerful motivators.

So in my unwavering opinion, these so-called "children" need to be treated the same as adults when they are arrested and interrogated for SERIOUS crimes---sexual molestation, for sure.

RB, you are unbelievable lah. Going "soft" on criminals? You mad lah. Singapore is #1 for Law and Order. I consider that a PLUS lah.

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